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The Philosophy Behind Maker Success

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/makerspace.jpg?w=640 When I hired Laura Fleming in 2013 to take over the traditional library she was tasked with giving it a reboot and was given complete autonomy to do so. The solution for all schools comes in the form of makerspaces.

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Hundreds of thousands of students are entitled to training and help finding jobs. They don’t get it

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report Before 2014, state vocational rehabilitation agencies primarily worked with adults. She recently worked with a young woman who loves libraries. Our system generally is not accessible for people with disabilities to enter the workforce. They know how to ask for accommodations at work.

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Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: Sorting the Real from the Myth

Teaching American History

1864) Library of Congress. 1865) Library of Congress. Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland UniversitysMasters Program in American History and Government. Berger, Anthony. Lincoln believed the “word fitly spoken” already existed. Gardner, Alexander.

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How child care quality could take a hit when Mississippi’s resource libraries shut down

The Hechinger Report

The child care resource library in this small town is housed in what residents call “the purple awning building.” Since July 2014, the Grenada Early Learning Advantage Center has had 2,427 visitors who checked out 2,785 items. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz. GRENADA, Miss. — Staff have conducted 235 training sessions.

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Behind the Data: Uncovering New Truths in School Librarian Employment

ED Surge

Together, they applied for a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. We also did a special report about the impact of COVID-19 on school libraries and employment. We hoped to answer whether there is a full decline or an evolution of library positions.

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Book Review: Lovely War

HistoryRewriter

The author also recommends some movies for students to add to their Netflix queue such as Testament of Youth (2014). I hope it is well-stocked in school libraries. While I probably wouldn’t use Lovely War as a whole-class read, I would definitely recommend it to any students who want a deeper dive and enjoy a good love story.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

school and library to the internet. In 2014 the FCC modernized the E-Rate program to make it more affordable for schools and libraries to upgrade their internet connection speeds. Access: Not all learners have daily—let alone anytime, anywhere—access to high-speed internet and a mobile device for learning.